It marked the team’s first match in six weeks, against a side placed higher up the league ladder by two divisions.

Two penalties provided Instonians with control before Portadown hit back to dominate scrum and line-out.

One promising move failed to result in any reward and Instonians registered back-to-back converted tries.

Portadown managed to regroup from the 20-0 deficit at half-time - with Stephen Buckley crossing the line before Ruairi Quinn added to the team tally.

John Purdy pushed the scoreline to 20-17 courtesy of a Craig Woods conversion.

Portadown under 17s’ training fixture against Dungannon resulted in a 17-0 reverse, with the town teenagers displaying enhanced form across the second half.

The morning schedule at Chambers Park will start at 9.45 with mini-rugby against Dromore before the Portadown College side’s Schools’ Cup tie from 10.30 ahead of the club’s under 14s and under 16s from 11.30 against Cavan.